Articles about e-commerce

Women in tech still an untapped resource

Ahead of International Women’s Day, local players say despite the tech industry's rapid growth, women continue to face significant barriers to success.

Could your signature be an expensive risk?

Platforms like SigningHub use public key infrastructure to ensure only the authenticated owner of a private key can sign documents.

WigWag aims to ease payments for e-commerce players

Online payments solution WigWag comes back under the Stitch umbrella, rebranding to become Stitch Express.

Agentic AI to amplify e-commerce’s economic force

Leveraging advanced AI technologies is increasingly supercharging online marketplaces by driving liquidity and efficiency, and enabling more repeat purchases.

Temu sees growth in SA, a year since launch

The global Chinese e-commerce platform has recorded growing local consumer uptake since it launched in the South African market.

Holiday shoppers spend $1.2 trillion online

Online spending during the holiday season skyrocketed, as retailers tapped AI and autonomous agents to increase profit margins and customer experience.

Amazon.co.za sees online shopping growth

The e-commerce giant sees thousands of new customers shop on the store every week, as it onboards a multitude of independent sellers.

SAPO taps e-commerce deliveries to increase revenue streams

President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the South African Post Office Amendment Bill into law, diversifying services of the financially-strung entity.

‘Modest’ Black Friday 2024 online shopping surpasses 2023

Local e-commerce sales showed modest year-on-year growth this Black Friday Weekend, according to the banking industry.

Naspers ups consolidated e-commerce profitability

The internet giant increases its e-commerce adjusted earnings before interest and taxes by five times, to $169 million, during the first half of its financial year.

Peak performance season is here: are your systems ready?

There are potential vulnerabilities and security risks during high traffic periods, which can be avoided with performance engineering, says Nomsa Samsodien, lead solutions consultant at OpenText.

Standard Bank races to fill SME business gaps

The bank’s SimplyBlu 2.0 platform aims to help small businesses break free from physical limitations.